32Delegation by ombudsman

32 Delegation by ombudsman (1) The ombudsman may delegate the ombudsman’s functions under this Act or another territory law to— (a) if the Commonwealth ombudsman is the ombudsman—a deputy ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cwlth); or (b) a person who is a member of the staff mentioned in section 30; or (c) a public servant mentioned in section 30AA; or (d) a contractor or consultant mentioned in section 30AB; or (e) an authorised person; or (f) any other person. Note For the making of delegations and the exercise of delegated functions, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.4. (2) However, the ombudsman must not delegate a function to a person who is not a public employee without first being satisfied that the function needs to be exercised by a person who is not a public employee.

public employee includes— (a) a person appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 1999 (Cwlth); and (b) a deputy ombudsman under the Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cwlth). Note Public employee means a public servant, a person employed by a territory instrumentality, or a statutory office-holder or a person employed by a statutory office-holder (see the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1).